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¤ Fueling the Flames as Bitter Rivalry Resumes
The Africa Cup of Nations is down to the last four countries. Seemingly inevitably, Algeria is to contest one of the semifinals against Egypt on Thursday. | ¤ Zambia Judge Clears Editor in Morals Case Over Photos
The journalist had distributed pictures of a woman giving birth outside a hospital that had turned her away during a strike by health workers. | ¤ Former President of Zambia Is Acquitted
Frederick Chiluba, who was president between 1991 and 2002, was cleared of charges that he stole $500,000 from the state. | ¤ In Zambia, Pictures of Birth, Mailed as Protest, Bring Arrest
On Monday, police arrested the news editor of The Post, an independent daily, for sending unpublished photos of a woman giving birth outside of a hospital to the country’s vice president. | ¤ Ex-Zambian Leader’s High Life Awaits a Verdict
 More than seven years after Frederick Chiluba left office, a court is deciding whether the former president stole from his impoverished people. | ¤ Zambia Swears in a New President
The incumbent party’s candidate, Rupiah Banda, was sworn in as Zambia’s president on Sunday, after a disputed election victory over his populist rival. | ¤ A Measure of Hope
 The United Nations is falling short on helping the poorest countries converge with the rest of mankind. | ¤ Rift Over Zimbabwe Unity Plan
 Despite talk of a power-sharing deal, both the government and opposition indicated they were unprepared for the compromises that would be required. | ¤ Zambia Seeks to Block Arms for Zimbabwe
Zambia urged nations in the region to bar a Chinese ship carrying arms destined for Zimbabwe from entering their waters, saying the shipment could deepen the country’s election crisis. | ¤ Zimbabwe’s Crackdown Intensifies With Banning of Political Rallies
 The lawyer for the opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has been arrested, the main opposition party said. |
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¤ ZAMBIA: Stigma and bureaucracy drive maternal deaths
LUSAKA Thursday, March 11, 2010 (IRIN) - Parity Zulu, 17, constantly recited a Biblical verse asking God for protection from her persecutors while her mother ferried her to hospital following complications from the teenager's illegal abortion. | ¤ AFRICA: Funding shortfalls foil new treatment guidelines
NAIROBI Tuesday, March 09, 2010 (IRIN) - Global funding shortfalls for fighting AIDS could make it impossible for developing countries to implement new World Health Organization treatment guidelines, activists have said. | ¤ IRIN: Today's most popular IRIN articles
NAIROBI Friday, March 05, 2010 (IRIN) - Here are the most popular new articles on the IRIN website over the last 24 hours. Updated hourly. This feature was launched on 18 July, but will display the latest, most popular items of today. | ¤ AFRICA: Tracking the male circumcision rollout
NAIROBI Tuesday, March 02, 2010 (IRIN) - Medical male circumcision is now widely recognized as an important HIV prevention tool, and several African countries have included it in their national HIV strategies. | ¤ SOUTHERN AFRICA: Preparing for the worst
JOHANNESBURG Monday, March 01, 2010 (IRIN) - When a crisis strikes, access to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs can be among the first casualties, particularly in countries where many people are on treatment. | ¤ SOUTHERN AFRICA: Children that slip across borders
PRETORIA Friday, February 26, 2010 (IRIN) - Zimbabwe's still-limping economy can provide few essential services, so children living along the border cross into South Africa to attend school during the day or even to see a doctor, often at great risk to their personal safety. | ¤ AFRICA: Finding the food crops of the future
JOHANNESBURG Wednesday, February 24, 2010 (IRIN) - Temperatures seem set to soar to perilously high levels because of climate change. In another 40 years, would maize still be the staple food in Kenya, already hit by five failed rainy seasons? If not, what could people grow and eat? And if you could grow maize, how much water and fertilizer would it need? |
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